Rifflandia

Mykki Blanco

Club 919, Victoria BC, September 12

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

Remember when music used to be dangerous and challenged social conventions by getting right up into your face? Mykki Blanco does. Often des...

Humans

Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria BC, September 12

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

Imagine if church had more beats and a lot more dancing. I might actually go to church if it was like that, and in a way I kind of did last...

Courtney Love

Royal Athletic Park Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 13

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

There was much chatter in the crowd before Courtney Love's headlining set at the first full day of Rifflandia. Mostly, the sentiment was wh...

Cold Specks

Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria BC, September 13

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

Al Spx is a woman of few words on stage, but when she performed on day two of Rifflandia accompanied only by her guitar she proved why she...

Mounties

Royal Athletic Park Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 13

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

Canadian indie rock supergroup Mounties kept things fun and perky during their afternoon appearance at Rifflandia, their first-ever show. F...

Z-Trip

Rifftop Tent, Victoria BC, September 13

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2013

The crowd was dismal at the start of Z-Trip's DJ set, but within two minutes, the entire outdoor tent was packed to see one of the pioneers...

James Murphy & Pat Mahoney

Phillips Brewery, Victoria BC, September 12

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2013

In the back parking lot of Phillips Brewery sits an outdoor stage on the first night of Rifflandia, the industrial area impressively transf...

Victoria's Rifflandia Brings Out Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Big Boi, Death From Above 1979, James Murphy

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2013

Victoria, BC's annual Rifflandia has rolled out its first wave of artist announcements for their 2013 edition, with high-profile acts attac...